Shaping of England colonies by Gender Roles

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Introduction
Gender has been a topic of concern in the recent past. It is all the aspects relating to femininity and masculinity in society. It encompasses the roles of both sexes and as well as the ideas each of them present. The gender roles would also be social, political or even economic. The society thus is always concerned with the different social organizations based on gender and the roles of each group defined though not in any writing but as a tradition or naturally accepted way. In the England colonies in the 17th Century though, gender roles too had an impact in the way things were done. The roles of male and females were defined in equally exclusive terms, there were some overlap of roles. Women were positioned just below the husband in the family order above the children and above her servants. The role of the woman was thus limited to those under her and ensured that all was performed in the best way possible. This roles of women considerably remained unchanged throughout theCentury. Indeed the position of women and the gender roles in this period shaped the New England colonies in seventeenth century.
Shaping of England colonies by Gender Roles.
The role of women in the trials during the seventh century where they were using their own words and those of their supporters to paint a picture of the unfair religious attacks and as captives of themselves. During this period, as Reis in her book puts it in her book Damned Woman, the woman had a crucial role in the judgments and trial periods for women. Most of the women confessed while others denied but according to Reis most of the women were inherently evil. Women defended other women in courts during their trial periods and ensured that they won their cases. “Was convinced simply that her own passivity and inherent evil would sentence her to an eternity in hell.” (Reis 47). In this case the writer tells clearly that, women were their own devils and also never believed that they did not possess the evil spirits. The trials were merely a made of beliefs which if the women were strong enough and defend each they would have won the cases. Also the economic reasons for the trials are not brought forth by the writer. During this period, widows desired to possess back their lands and they had to go to trial but the writer doesn’t mention this.
Women were centrally involved with their domestic environment as deputy husbands as another role. As much as women had inferior powers, their decisions mattered a great deal in the family matters. Thus, this shows how women had powers to shape the operation, composition and family structures in this century. Women powers would be measured on their influence on decisions on family spending and thus there was a considerable greater female impact in England in this century (Ulrich 36). Better houses that were spacious were built around this period, there was an efficient organization of the domestic workspace with proper gardens and well-trimmed fences and flower beds. The family structure looked much polished with proper cleanliness practices like having drying lines and better cutlery. There was growth of family responsibilities even among children an...